Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-03
THOUSANDS KILLED.
Further Details of the Great Eu /.
ropean Earthquake.

ROME, Fcb.A.-Details were received this
morning of the results of the earthquake
yesterday, showing the effects to be far
more serious than thought. The loss of life
and destruction to property is learned to
have been terrible. The most startling
news comes from Genoese Riviera. Over
1,5OO people were killed in that district. At
the village of Bajardo, at the top of hill, a
number of people took refuge in the church
when the shocks were first felt. The subse-
quent and greater shock demolished the
church, and 300 people WHO were in
1t were killed. The destruction of property
in the sections of Italy visited by the earth
quake were immense and widespread. An
other shock was felt at Mentone to-day. 1t
was so severe that houses were shaken. No
one was injured. Additional details concern
ing the damage done yesterday show in
o some cases villages built on the mountain
side toppled into the valleys. Three rail-
way trains have been dispatched with food
for the sufferers. A number of soldiers
have also been sent to assist them.
TWO THOUSAND KILLED.
ROME, Feb. 25.-Reports of the earth
quake disaster continue to arrive. The
total number of deaths reported to the
present time is about 1000 Shocks were
felt at Parma, Turin and CosenZa. Undula-
tions OF the earth were noticed at Catania,
In Sicily, at the foot of Mount Etna. The
director of the Turin observatory tele-
graphs that the seismic instruments are
quiescent Nofurther disturbance is feared.
The earthquake was strongly felt at sea.
At Turin portion of the ceiling at Santa
Teresa Church fell upon the worshipers,
but none were killed. In many streets
traffic was stopped and houses were rem
dered liable to fall. AtCastellaro a church
collapsed, killing many persons.
PEOPLE FLEEING.
Fob -Et1rt 6icnat chaa
concerning the earthquakes in Southern
Europe states that although there has been
no further shocks at Nice the panic has not
yet subsidized. Fugitives are fleeing in
every direction. The people afraid to
re-enter their houses or hotels, and last
evening the heights back of the city were
crowded with refugees. Two thousand
English American and Russian visitors
were camped out during the night On ele-
waited ground. Six thousand persons left
the city and started for Paris. A son of
Albert n. Hathaway, the American consul
at Nice, was seriously injured. There have
been no further disturbances in Monte
Carlo. The place is filled with 1000 refu-
gees from Cannes, Nice Mentone and San
Reno. 1t Is difficult to. find shelter for the
great number of people, and last night
many of them were compelled to sleep out.
a moro confident feeling prevails to-day.
Gaming has been suspended and q band is
pldyluB on Inc bCrTtlCO IOr inc purpose VI
restoring confidence to the frightened
people.
MORE SHOCKS.
PARIS, Feb 25.-Two slight shocks Of
earthquake were felt yesterday at Nice and
Cannes. No injury was done. Wednesdays
disturbances killed twopersons and injured
ten at Nice killed four and injured two at
Bar; killed two and injured twelve at
Bollene. At Chateau Neuf many were in
jured. At Savona two houses fell, killing
nine persons and injuring fifteen. The
whole population Of Savona are bivouacked
about the town.
BURIED IN THE RUINS.
ROME, Feb. 25.-It is reported that at AL
bus2i, u village of 800 inhabitants, success
sive shocks leveled nearly every house.
One-third of the people are said to be buried
beneath the rains, and there is no hope of
rescuing them. Not one of the 100 COM
munes in the populous province of Porto
Maurioso escaped injury. The villages
built on.terraces on the sides of hills are all
destroyed. The distress is great every
where.
FEARS OF FURTHER DISASTERS
PARIS, Feb pa renewal of earthquake
shocks has occurred in the southern sec
ton of France. Terrible disaster is mo-
mentarily expected. Nice, Cannes and Men
tone are half deserted. Fears are expressed
for the safety of the Prince of Wales and
the Orleans Princes, all of whom are in the
section OF country where the earthquakes
.arevail